Combination razor and hair trimmer



Feb. V16, 1932.

N. LEWIS COMBINATION RAZOR AND HAIR TRIMMER Filed Feb. 19, 1951 Patented Feb. 16, 1932 UNITE s'rA.

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' oomnm'rroiv men mm mm mm Application filed lebruary 18, 1981. Serlal No. 617,079.

This invention relates to a combination razor that may be used to trim or cut the.

hair on. thehead as well as on the face A further 'object'of this invention is to provide an' improved combination safety razor and hair trimmer which will have all the merits of the conventional safety razor and have the same general appearance as the conventional safety razor, and whlch may be used to trim or cut the hair by the mere act of combing the preferably wetted or dampened hair therewith.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an improved blade guard to take the place of the regular blade guard, which improved blade guard provides all the functions of the regular guard and also prov des a means for receiving and holding a hair trimming blade therein.

.An additional object of this invention 1s to provide a combined 'safety'razor and hairtrimmer which may be converted from shaving purposes to hair trimming purposes and -vice versa-by the mere act'of omitting or adding a shaving blade.

Still afurther object of 'this invention is to provide an improved combination safety razor and hair trimmer wherein one blade is provided for hair trimming and another blade for shaving, yet, if desired, the same blade may be used for either purpose by merely changing its position therein.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, as will hereinafter become apparent, this invention comprises the constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter disclosed, claimed and illustrated on the accompanying drawings. In the drawings,

Figure 1 is 'a plan view of this inventionused as' a hair cutter.

Figure 2 is a side view of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 when used as a razor.

Figure 4 is a side view ofFigure 3.

Figure 5 is a view of the back of the blade.

ard. Figure 6 is a front view of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is an edge view of F i 6, and

Figure 8 is a view similar to igure 7 with a hair trimming blade in position.

There is shown at 10 a handle which is similar to the handle used in a conventional safety razor, the safety "razor referred to sometimes being known as the Gillette type. This handle 10 is adapted to be threaded to the conventional blade backing member 11 and a guard 12 is placed between the handle 50 10 and the back 11 with the shaving blade 13 in its usual position.

' Handle 10, back 11 and shaving blade 13, are all of conventional type, but the guard 12 is the distinguishing feature of this invention. as This guard 12 instead of being of conventional single thickness with the serrated edge has two turned over longitudinal edges 14 connected to the body portion 15 of the guard 12 by means of fold 16. This fold 16 is 7 serrated or cut into a nu er of comb teeth 17 and a hair trimming blade 18, comprising a conventional shaving blade is inserted'into the guard so ascutting edges come behind the folded edges 14 of the guard and project between the teeth 17.

In operation, when used as a razor for shaving purposes, the hair trimming blade 18 may or may not be present and performs no function when so used. It is used in the 'conventional manner for shaving and, hence, no description thereof is believed necessary. lVhen used for hair trimming or cutting, the shaving blade 13 will be omitted and the blade 18 will be in position. Obviously, the same blade may be used for both urposes if desired, but preferably the blag; 18 will be left in position in the guard elim' ating the necessit'y for removing and replacing it in the p guard.

To cut or trim the hair, it is only necessa to dampen or wet it a bit and then this combination razor and hair trimmer is stroked through the hair in the same manner as a comb, the teeth 17 combing the hair out straight and the blade 18 cutting the longer hairs coming between the teeth 17.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

A combination safety razor and hair trimmer comprising a handle, a. blade backing member and a blade guard member,- the opposite edgesof the guard member being folded back upon themselves through an angle substantially greater than a right an 1e and spaced apart from each other, com teeth formed along the folds thereof, said uard being adapted to receive a hair cutting lade edge within the folded edges of the guard,

and a razor blade adapted to be held between the blade backing member and, the blade guard member.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

' NATHAN LEWIS. 

